Archive for November, 2008

Visit Your Dog’s Ancestral Home

Travel to the birthplaces of golden retrievers, Boston terriers, and five other popular breeds. It’s not as hard as you may think to travel with your precious pooch on your next vacation. To keep it within the country your only real concern is finding a hotel that will accept your four-legged friend. Search more than […]

Learn Chinese in China

 

In our final installment of language immersion, you can learn Chinese in China.
The Global Exchange Center offers a traditional Mandarin language program in Beijing that combines class instruction, post-class tutoring and conversation. Students looking for something a little less conventional can elect to stay with a host family in one of a dozen […]

Learn Russian in Russia!

Where better to learn Russian than in the enchanting city of St. Petersburg? Students of the Derzhavin Institute begin by taking entrance exams that help instructors place them in skill-appropriate classes. Both long- and short-term programs are available, and all immersion students are given an intensely Russian experience. Guests stay in the homes of families […]

Learn German in Germany

Students of Languages Abroad can choose between five exciting German cities as the site of their immersive language education. All courses combine oral comprehension, writing, reading and speaking with ample opportunity to explore the sights and attractions of the host city. The truly ambitious can enroll in an intensive three-month, three-city program that […]